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Visva –Bharati Common Admission Test question paper

B.A. (Hons.)

Paper- I ( Foreign Languages)

Fill in the bubble against the correct Answer in the OMR sheet
Time- 90 Minutes Full Marks- 100 ( 30+70)

2 marks for a correct answer and -0.5 mark for a wrong answer

Section-I

Answer all Questions

1. The term Santiniketan means
a. Abode of Learning b. Abode of Peace c. Garden of Peace d. None of these
2. Author of War and Peace is
a.Rabindranath Tagore b. M.K.Gandhi c. Leo Tolstoy d. Taru Dutta
3. The Bomb Blast in the Trident Hotel of Mumbai was on
a.11.09.2002 b. 26.11.2005 c. 26.11.2008 d. None of these
4. The full form of SMS is
a. Service of Short Message b. Short Message Service c. Simple Message Service
d. None of the above
5. The "Roof of the World" is
a. The Alps b.The Andes c.The Apinines d. The Pamir Plateau
6. Kathakali is dance of
a. Karnataka b.Kerala c. Orissa d. Manipur
7. With which of the following musical instruments was Ustad Bismillah Khan
associeated?
a. Sitar b. Flute c. Violin d. Shehnai
8. Mental ability is a function of
a. Ego b. Mind c. Brain d. Spinal cord
9. Which is associated with Rajsthan?
a. Jabbalpur b. Mount Abu c. Muussoury d. Ooty
10. The Special Operation carried by US troops to kill Osama Binladen was termed as
a. Operation Geronimo b. Operation Desert Storm c. Operation Geroma d.
Operation Osama
11. The full form of E.V.M is
a. Eternal Viable Machine b. Electric Voting Machine c. Electronic Voting
Machine d. Electrical Voting Mechanism
12. Which one of the following is the smallest State of India?
a. Nagaland b. Tripura c. Sikkim d. Meghalaya
13. Find the missing number in the series 100, 91,83,.........70
a. 72 b. 75 c. 76 d. 77
14. A scientific investigation looks for
a. Explanation b. Classification c. Cause – effect relationship d. None of these
15. ........................is to desert as boat is to river.
a. Sand b. Mud c. Camel d. Cactus

Section- II
Answer 35 (thirty five) Questions from this section
16. Galib has written his poetry in
a. Urdu b. Persian c. Urdu and Persian d. Pastu
17. Mahamad Khatami was Irans
a. Foreign Minister b. Prime Minister c. President d. Food Minister
18. The court language of Mughals was
a. Arabic b. Hindi c. Persian d. Urdu
19. The official name of Iran is
a. Islamic Republic of Iran b. Republic of Iran c. Islamic Iran d. Iran
20. Who has written the book "Gulistan"
a. Firdowsi b. Sheikh Sadi c. Hafiz Shirazi d. Amir Khusraw
21. The book "Ain-e-Akbari" was written by
a. Faizi b. Abul Fazal c. Dara Shikoh d. Birbal
22. Islamic Revolution took place in
a. 1979 b.1975 c.1989 d.1980
23. Quandahar is the port of
a. Tazikstan b. Azarbaijan c. Uzbekistan d. Afghanistan
24. Sare jahan se Achcha is composed by
a. Allama Iqbal. b. Mirza Ghalib. c. faizi. d. Khusrow
25. Al-Beruni came to India along with
a. Mahmud Ghaznavi b. Muhammad bin Qasim c. Muhammad Ghavri d. Timur
26. Who among the following was regarded as "Zinda Pir?"
a. Babar b. Akbar c. Zahangir d. Aurangazeb
27. Which one is the city of Iran?
a. Shiraz b. Kabul c. Istanbul d. Baghdad
28. Constitutional Government was formed in Iran in:
a. 1979 b. 1975 c. 1989 d. 1980
29. The capital of Iran is
a. Kabul b. Jakarta c. Tehran d. Islamabad
30. The national religion of Japan is
a. Buddhism b. Cretinism c. Taoism d. Confucianism
31. What is the native religion in Japan?
a. Christian b. Buddhist c. Shinto d. Daoism
32. What is the name of Alphabet used to write "foreign" words in Japanese?
a. Romaji b. Katakana c. Kanji d. Hiragana
33. Name of the traditional Japanese womens dress is
a. Robe b. Mikono c .Happy coat d. Kimono
34. Which flower represents the Japanese Royal Family?
a. Peach Blossom b. Rose c. Cherry Blossom d. Chrysanthemum
35. Current population of Japan is
a. 80 Million b.100 Million c.130 Million d. 160 Million
36. What is the name of the highest mountain in Japan?
a. Mount Everest b. Mount Nihon c. Mount Fuji d. Mount Aso
37. The Parliament of Japan is called
a. House of Representatives b. Diet c. Senate d. Parliament

38. Japan is located in the
a. Indian Ocean b. Pacific Ocean c. Atlantic Ocean d. Mediterranean Sea
39. The northern- most Japans four Island is called
a. Sikoku b. Hokkaido c. Honshu d. Kyushu
40. Kodomo no hi is the Japanese name for the special day
a. Mothers day b. Girls Day c. Childrens Day d. Star Festival
41. The currency of Japan is
a. Euro b. Yen c. Rupee d. Dollar
42. What is Bonsai?
a. Art of dwarfing trees b. Art of folding paper c. Art of arranging flowers d. Art of
making tea
43. The main island of Japan is
a. Shikoku b. Hokkaido c. Honshu d. Kyuushu
44. What does the word "Karate" means
a. Victory b. Self Defence c. Empty Hand d. Attack
45. Siddhartha attained Buddhahood at the age of
a. 35 b. 36 c.34 d. 30
46. Buddha demonstrated miracles at
a. Rajgir b. Sravasti c. Magadha d. Saranath
47. Sakyamuni Buddha prolonged his lifespan for
a. Two Months b. Three Months c. Four Months d. Five Months
48. Tibetan is the original language of
a.India b. Nepal c. Bhutan d. Tibet
49. The term Triple Jewel refers to
a. Gold, Silver &Copper b. Body, Speech & Mind c. Buddha, Dharma & Sangha
d. None of these
50. Tibetan script is based on
a. Brahmi b. Devanagari c. Vartul d. TCRC
51. Tibet is situated in
a. East to India b. West to India c. North to India d. South to India
52. Capital city of Tibet is
a. Leh b. Lhasa c. Kashgar d. Chengdu
53. Buddhism entered Tibet in
a. 6th Century b. 7th Century c. 8th Century d. 9th Century
54. Buddhism got flourished in Japan during
a. 5th Century b. 6th Century c. 7th Century d. 8th Century
55. Buddhism was introduced in Korea during
a. 4th Century b.5th Century c.6th Century d. 7th Century
56. Name of Ashokas father was
a. Bindusara b. Bimbisara c. Mahapadma d. Ajatasatru
57. Second Buddhist council was held at
a. Vaisali b. Jalandhar c. Rajgiri d. Kashmir
58. The Oldest dynasty of China is
a. Shang b. Xia c. Tang d. Qing
59. The currency of China is
a. Euro b. Yuan c. Yen d. Peso
60. Rabindranath visited China in the year
a.1924 b.1922 c.1923 d. 1921
61. How many Autonomous regions are there in China?
a. 7 b.6 c.5 d.4
62. Which two foreign languages share some similarities in their written scripts?
a. Korean-Tibetan b. Tibetan-Chinese c. Chinese-Japanese d. Chinese-Korean
63. The ruling party in China is
a. Congress b. Communist c. Socialist d. Republican
64. Who among these is a Chinese poet?
a. Li Bai b. Rumi c. Ashihei d. none to these
65. The Opium War broke out between China and Britain in
a. 1850 b.1830 c.1842 d.1852

66. Population of China is approximately
a.100 crore b.160 crore c.130 crore d.170 crore
67. Confucius was a
a. Chinese Painter b. Chinese Writer c. Chinese Philosopher d. Chinese Minister
68. How many alphabets are there in Chinese language?
a. 300 b.500 c.450 d.There is no alphabet in Chinese
69. Hindi-Chini-Bhai-Bhai was conceived during the tenure of
a. Jawaharlal Nehru b. Lal Bahadur Shastri c. Morarji Desai d. Atal Bihari Bajpayee
70. The designer of present day China is
a.Deng Xiaoping b. Hu Jintao c. Xi Jinping d. Mao Zedong
71. How many tones are ther in Chinese Language?
a. Five b. Six c.Four d.Three
72. Which one of the following is a major nationality in China?
a. Zhuang b. Han c. Miao d. Hani
73. The National Day of China falls on
a. 1st October 1949 b. 2nd December 1949 c. 14th August 1947 d. 15th October 1948
74. Which Chinese was recently awarded the nobel peace Prize
a. jiang Zemin b. Xi Jinping c. Liu Xiaobo d. Li Peng
75. The most famous festival in China is
a. Double nine festival b. Spring festival c. Water festival d. Pongol